SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model solves the problems that the filtering device in the existing air conditioner needs to be cleaned or replaced regularly, the operation is complicated and the cost is high.
In order to solve the problems, the utility model provides a self-cleaning humidifying device which is arranged on an indoor unit and comprises a water collecting component, a water storage tank and a humidifying component which are connected, wherein a filtering device is arranged on the water collecting component, and a first pump body capable of rotating forwards or backwards selectively is arranged between the filtering device and the water storage tank.
When the second pump body rotates positively, the condensed water in the water collecting assembly can be conveyed into the water storage tank and conveyed to the humidifying assembly to humidify the air conditioner; during the reversal, then the second pump physical stamina carries out the backwash to filter equipment, avoids the impurity of holding back to pile up and causes the jam. The arrangement fully utilizes the internal space of the indoor unit, has compact structure and little change; meanwhile, the filtering device can be washed and cleaned regularly, and the service life is prolonged.
Preferably, the indoor unit comprises a casing, the casing comprises a top plate, and a heat exchanger is arranged below the top plate; the humidifying component comprises a second pump body and a spray pipe which are connected, and the spray pipe is arranged above the heat exchanger.
The condensed water is conveyed to the spray pipe through the second pump body, and the condensed water drops downwards through gravity and is conveyed to the indoor to complete humidification after being fully contacted with the air after heat exchange. Preferably, the operating power of the second pump body is adjustable. The setting can be switched between the spray cleaning mode and the humidifying mode by adjusting the operating power of the second pump body. Under the condition that the air conditioner stops air outlet, a large amount of condensed water is utilized to spray and clean the heat exchanger, dust deposition on the heat exchanger is reduced, and the air supply quality of the air conditioner is ensured to reach the standard.
Preferably, the shower pipe is fixed to the lower side of the top plate, and the shower pipe extends along the length direction of the heat exchanger. The device is simple in structure, condensed water can be fully contacted with air after heat exchange or fully contacted with fins of a heat exchanger, and the humidifying or cleaning effect is good.
Preferably, the second pump body is arranged at the upper part of the water storage tank, the inlet end of the second pump body is connected with the first connecting pipe, and the first connecting pipe extends into the water storage tank and is arranged close to the bottom of the water storage tank.
The arrangement can fully suck the condensed water in the water storage tank, thereby ensuring the single humidification and cleaning effects; the occurrence of a large amount of dead volume in the water storage tank is avoided, and the pollution caused by overlong storage time of condensed water in the water storage tank is avoided.
Preferably, the water collecting assembly comprises a water receiving tray arranged at the lower part of the heat exchanger, the water receiving tray comprises a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface which are adjacently arranged, the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface jointly form a water storage space, and at least one of the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface is inclined. The existing structure of the air conditioner is fully utilized, and the change is small; simultaneously, the water collector is favorable for collecting the condensate water dispersed on the water collecting tray, and the first pump body is convenient to suck.
Preferably, a water outlet is arranged at one end of the water receiving tray, which is far away from the filtering device, and the water outlet is arranged higher than the lowest point of the water storage space. The arrangement can automatically discharge the condensed water through the water outlet when the condensed water is excessive, so as to avoid overflowing from the water receiving tray; certain condensed water can be stored in the water receiving tray, and noise caused by air suction of the first pump body is avoided.
Preferably, the filtering device is connected with the water storage tank through a second connecting pipe, and one end of the second connecting pipe, which is far away from the filtering device, extends into the water storage tank and is close to the bottom of the water storage tank. The setting can avoid making the water that condenses that gets into the storage water tank flow down from the eminence and splash each other and produce the noise, and user experience is good.
Preferably, a vertically placed sterilization assembly is arranged in the water storage tank, and the sterilization assembly is positioned in the middle area of the water storage tank. The arrangement can improve the working efficiency of the sterilization component and has good purification effect; when the heat exchanger is cleaned, the secondary pollution of microorganisms in the condensed water to the heat exchanger can be avoided; when the indoor humidification is carried out, the amount of microorganisms carried in the condensed water can be effectively controlled, and the indoor air quality is ensured to reach the standard.
Preferably, the upper end of the water storage tank is provided with a float switch for controlling the height of the water level in the water storage tank. The water level of the water storage tank can be automatically controlled, so that the water shortage of the water storage tank or the overflow of condensed water from the water storage tank is avoided.
Compared with the prior art, the self-cleaning humidifying device has the following beneficial effects:
(1) the self-cleaning humidifying device can flush the filtering device through selective reverse rotation of the first pump body, so that impurity blockage is avoided, and the service life of the filtering device is prolonged; (2) the spray pipe is arranged at the upper part of the heat exchanger, and the switching between humidification and self-cleaning modes of the heat exchanger is carried out through the power adjustment of the second pump body, so that the quality of the air entering the room is ensured to reach the standard; (2) the inner space of the indoor unit is fully utilized, the structure is compact, the change is small, and the production and the processing are convenient.
The utility model also provides an indoor unit which comprises the self-cleaning humidifying device. The indoor unit has the same beneficial effects as the self-cleaning humidifying device, and the description is omitted here.
Detailed Description
In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the movement situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.
In addition, the descriptions related to "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature.
In addition, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention may be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination of technical solutions should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.
The air conditioner provides more comfortable living and working environments for the public mainly by adjusting the indoor temperature, and the adjustment of the indoor humidity is very limited; air conditioners which humidify by atomizing condensed water are gradually sought after more. Because the condensed water usually carries a large amount of dust, and microorganisms are easy to seriously exceed the standard, the method can cause the microorganisms in the indoor air to be greatly increased, the user experience is poor, and air conditioning diseases can occur in serious cases. How to effectively control the microorganism content in the condensed water during humidification to realize self-cleaning, the applicant proposes the following technical scheme.
Example 1
As shown in fig. 1-4, a self-cleaning humidifying device is arranged on an air conditioner and comprises a water collecting component 4, a water storage tank 5 and a humidifying component 9 which are arranged in sequence, wherein the water storage tank 5 is connected with the water collecting component 4 and the humidifying component 9 through a water discharge pipe 6; the water collecting device is characterized in that a filtering device 8 is arranged on a water discharging pipe 6 between the water collecting component 4 and the water storage tank 5, the filtering device 8 is connected with a first connecting pipe 61, the other end of the first connecting pipe 61 extends into the water storage tank 5, a first pump body 7 capable of rotating forwards or backwards selectively is arranged on the first connecting pipe 61, and the filtering device 8 is cleaned by utilizing the reverse rotation of the first pump body 7. Impurities in the condensed water can be filtered through the filtering device 8, and the water flows from the water storage tank 5 to the water collecting assembly 4 through the reverse rotation of the first pump body 7, so that the filtering device 8 which is possibly blocked can be automatically washed away, the filtering device 8 is prevented from being disassembled and cleaned, the quality of the condensed water is ensured to reach the standard, and the indoor humidification requirement is met; meanwhile, the service life of the filtering device 8 is prolonged; when the first pump body 7 rotates forwards, the condensed water in the water collecting component 4 can be conveyed into the water storage tank 5. Preferably, the first connecting pipe 61 is arranged near the bottom of the water storage tank 5 at the end extending into the water storage tank 5.
Preferably, the first pump body 7 is a peristaltic pump, and the first connecting tube 61 is a drainage hose. The peristaltic pump has the protrusion three pivot of establishing, the pivot reaches the interior fluidic mesh of driving pipe through the extrusion water receiving hose cavity gas. The forward and reverse rotation can be completed only by adjusting the rotation directions of the three rotating shafts. Preferably, the peristaltic pump is fixed on the side sheet metal through screws.
Preferably, the self-cleaning humidifying device is integrated with the air conditioner, for example, can be movably mounted or fixed on the air conditioner. Preferably, the self-cleaning humidifying device is fixed on the air conditioner, so that the integration degree is high, the maintenance is convenient, and the space is saved. The air conditioner comprises a shell 1, wherein the shell 1 comprises a top plate 11, a wind wheel 2 and a heat exchanger 3 are arranged on the lower portion of the top plate 11, and in view of the fact that the structure and the structure are the prior art, the description is omitted. The humidifying component 9 can be arranged at the upper part of the heat exchanger 3 or at the air outlet.
The water collecting assembly 4 comprises a water collecting tray 42, and the water collecting tray 42 is positioned at the bottom of the heat exchanger 3 and is used for collecting condensed water on the heat exchanger 3. The drain port 41 is arranged on the side of the water pan 42 away from the filtering device 8, and the drain port 41 is connected with a hose and used for discharging excessive condensed water to the outside. Preferably, as shown in fig. 5, the upper end of the water receiving tray 42 includes a first bottom 421 and a second bottom 422, which are adjacently disposed, the first bottom 421 is disposed at a side close to the second bottom 422 and is inclined downward, and forms a water storage space 423 together with the second bottom 422. Preferably, the first bottom surface 421 and the second bottom surface 422 are both inclined, and a lowest point exists between the first bottom surface 421 and the second bottom surface 422. The drain port 41 is disposed higher than the lowest point between the first bottom surface 421 and the second bottom surface 422. This arrangement allows a certain amount of condensation water to be stored in the drip tray 42, avoiding the first pump body 7 from idling.
The water storage tank 5 is arranged at one end, close to the filtering device 8, in the shell 1, so that the internal space of the air conditioner can be fully utilized, the structure is compact, and the change is small. The capacity of the water storage tank 5 can be designed according to the maximum water quantity of the primary humidifying or spraying and cleaning heat exchanger 3, and 20% of volume allowance flows out. Preferably, a float switch 51 is arranged in the water storage tank 5, and can be controlled by a main control board of the air conditioner to adjust the water amount in the water storage tank 5. Preferably, a sterilization component 52 is further arranged in the water storage tank 5, and the sterilization component 52 can adopt ultraviolet sterilization, photocatalyst sterilization, ion sterilization and the like. Preferably, the sterilization assembly 52 is a vertically arranged annular ultraviolet lamp, which can be partially submerged in the condensed water, so as to improve the sterilization efficiency. The condensed water in the water pan 42 is filtered by the filter device 8 and then is conveyed to the water storage tank 5 by the first pump body 7; the condensed water is irradiated by the ultraviolet lamp and then enters the humidifying assembly 9. As an example of the present invention, the filtering device 8 comprises a filter housing and a filter element, the filter element being arranged inside the filter housing; the filter core can be sponge, filter screen or grid, filters the comdenstion water.
Example 2
In order to further optimize the self-cleaning performance of the air conditioner, the applicant optimizes the scheme. A self-cleaning humidifying device is arranged on an air conditioner and comprises a water collecting component 4, a water storage tank 5 and a humidifying component 9 which are connected, wherein the humidifying component 9 comprises a second pump body 91 and a spray pipe 92 which are connected, the second pump body 91 is arranged above the water storage tank 5, the spray pipe 92 is fixedly arranged on the lower side of a top plate 11, and the spray pipe 92 extends along the length direction of a heat exchanger 3. This arrangement can improve the self-cleaning performance of the air conditioner by selecting the power of the second pump body 91 to perform the self-cleaning or humidifying operation of the heat exchanger 3. The shower pipe 92 is provided with foam 12 at a position close to a side end plate of the indoor unit, and is used for abutting and fixing with the heat exchanger 3. Preferably, the second pump body 91 is fixed on a metal plate on the side surface of the air conditioner through screws; when the system needs spray cleaning and humidification, the power of the second pump body 91 is adjusted according to the required water amount.
Preferably, a filtering device 8 is arranged between the water collecting component 4 and the water storage tank 5, a first pump body 7 capable of rotating forwards or backwards selectively is arranged between the filtering device 8 and the water storage tank 5, and the filtering device 8 is cleaned by utilizing the reverse rotation of the first pump body 7. The other end of the second pump body 91 is connected with a second connecting pipe 62, and the second connecting pipe 62 extends into the water storage tank 5. Preferably, the second connecting pipe 62 is arranged near the bottom of the water storage tank 5. This arrangement makes full use of the condensate in the reservoir 5. The water storage tank 5 is used for storing condensed water, and can also be water added by a user.
As shown in fig. 6, the applicant further proposed a control method of a self-cleaning humidifying device, which is used for flushing a filtering device 8, and comprises the following steps: s1, operating an air conditioner; s2, judging whether the water level height of the water storage tank 5 reaches a preset value; the preset value can be 50-80% of the height of the water storage tank 5 and is set according to requirements; if so, the air conditioner normally operates; if not, go to step S3; s3, judging whether the air conditioner operates in a refrigeration mode, if not, sending an alarm by the system, such as displaying through a display screen or prompting by sound, for example, two continuous alarms; if yes, go to step S4; s4, recording and judging whether the air conditioner runs for a time period t or not1If yes, starting the first pump 7, and simultaneously setting the operation frequency N of the other first pump 7 to be N + 1; s5, judging whether the operation frequency N of the first pump body 7 reaches N or notPreset ofIf not, the air conditioner operates normally; if yes, the first pump body 7 is controlled to rotate reversely and operate t2And meanwhile, resetting the running times N. Preferably, the delta t is 10min, t2=3min,NPreset of3-10 times. During the operation of the air conditioner, the water level in the water storage tank 5 is judged through the float switch 51, under the refrigeration mode, condensed water enters the water pan 42 after the air conditioner operates for a certain time, and at the moment, the first pump body 7 is opened until the water level reaches a set value; in addition, in order to prevent the filter device 8 from being clogged with foreign substances, after the first pump body 7 makes N forward rotations to pump water into the water storage tank 5, it is reversely rotated to flush the filter device 8.
The air conditioner is at the operation in-process, and heat exchanger 3 can accumulate more dust, causes the condition that bacterial growing easily, and at the in-process of use, wind wheel 2 blows the air current to heat exchanger 3, will lead to tiny particle such as partial dust, bacterium to get into indoor and pollute indoor environment along with the air current. Although air conditioners with self-cleaning functions in the market can meet the use and cleaning requirements of users at the same time, a large amount of condensed water cannot be generated in a short time to fully clean an evaporator, so that bacteria still exist in the residual condensed water; and meanwhile, the humidity of the indoor environment is influenced. By adopting a spraying self-cleaning mode, the dust on the heat exchanger 3 can be fully washed due to the additional water storage tank 5; in addition, the water in the water storage tank 5 is treated through sterilization, and the risk that indoor air is polluted by residual water is reduced.
As shown in fig. 7, the heat exchanger 3 is cleaned by spraying with the self-cleaning humidifying device, and the following method is adopted: s1, starting up; s2, operating the air conditioner and recording the operation accumulated operation time t2(ii) a Under normal conditions, the operation conditions of the air conditioners are consistent, and the accumulated operation time can roughly reflect the dust accumulation condition of the heat exchanger 3; s3, judging whether to accumulate the running time t2≥Δt1If yes, the sterilization component 52 is started; preferably, the sterilization assembly 52 operates for 5 min; if not, the air conditioner normally operates; s4, starting the second pump body 91 to operate t3And let t20; preferably, the second pump body 91 operates for 3min at a power p 1. For example, the air conditioner operates and records the accumulated operation time, when the accumulated operation time is longer than the preset value, the spraying self-cleaning mode is entered, the sterilizing component 52 is firstly started and operates for a certain time such as 5min to sterilize the water in the water storage tank 5, then in order to reduce the influence on the user, the fan of the air conditioner is turned off, the second pump body 91 is opened, and the first preset power P is used1Working, spraying condensate water on the surface of the heat exchanger 3 for 3min, exiting the spraying self-cleaning mode and accumulating the operation time t2=0。
Further, as shown in fig. 8, a control method of self-cleaning humidification includes: s1, operating an air conditioner; s2, detecting and judging whether the indoor relative humidity meets a preset condition, if so, normally operating the air conditioner; if not, the sterilization component 52 is started; preferably, the preset conditions are that the indoor air humidity is 30-80% in winter and 30-60% in summer according to the national indoor air quality standard requirements; s3, starting the second pump body 91 to operate; preferably, said second pump 91 is preferably adapted to the power p2Operation of wherein p2<p1(ii) a S4, judging whether to receive the 'shutdown instruction', if yes,the shutdown is finished; if not, the process returns to step S1. That is to say: when humidification is required, the sterilization assembly 52 is started and operated for a certain time, such as 5min, the water in the water storage tank 5 is sterilized, then the air passing through the heat exchanger 3 is humidified, and the second pump body 91 uses the first preset power p2And working to prevent the air conditioner from blowing water until the humidity meets the requirement.
The utility model also provides an air conditioner which can be a cabinet air conditioner, a wall-mounted air conditioner, a ceiling air conditioner and the like; for the air conditioner, besides the self-cleaning humidifying device, the air conditioner also includes air conditioning components such as a motor, an air duct component, a wind sweeping structure and the like, and the details of the structures and the assembly relations of the related components are the prior art and are not repeated herein.
Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model as defined in the appended claims.